It’s amazing how not working at the restaurant this weekend made it seem so long! No longer did I have to think I have to get up at xx time on Saturday to get all the stuff I wanted to get done before leaving for work at 4 in the afternoon! And not having to work a double on Friday night? Priceless!
I ended up making all of the food I was bringing to my Mom’s house for Momma Day on Saturday. That way we could just hang out and enjoy each other’s company without having to be in the kitchen for very long. I ended up making fruit kebobs, homemade pork and apple sausage and a breakfast casserole. I am not calling it a quiche because I ended up adding French bread to it. It turned out really good!
Broccoli and Bacon Breakfast Casserole
- makes 6 servings – 300 calories, 13.2 fat , 24.1 carbs, 2.2 fiber and 21 protein
Ingredients:
- 6 ounces French bread, cut into chunks
- 6 ounces of baked potato, cut into chunks
- 2 cups cooked broccoli
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup egg beaters
- 4 slices cooked bacon
- 2 ounces cheddar cheese
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- pinches of salt and pepper
Spray the bottom of a pie pan. Layer the bottom with the potato and bread. Next layer the broccoli. Mix the eggs, egg beaters, milk, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Pour into pie plate. Top with cooked bacon, cheddar cheese and bake at 375 for 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.
After brunch we got our walking shoes on and walked the nature trail near my Mom’s house – we walked just over 2 miles – the weather was perfect!
I can’t believe it was nearly two years ago that the three of us spent the weekend in Michigan – three generation of feet!
And no get together with my Mom and daughter would be complete without a trip to Goodwill!
Hannah gave me and my Mom framed pictures – I love this one Hannah gave my Mom:
And Tony gave me a sweet card and flowers.
I got home just in time – it started pouring not soon after I got home. I already knew Tony was going to be making my favorite spicy mussel dinner – he bought the mussels on Friday and they have been hanging out in the fridge. Mind you, this recipe says it feeds 4-5 people – well, I ate all the mussels! Obviously not all the broth and chorizo, but the broth is so flavorful to dip bread into – yum!
I realized this morning I never weighed in last week.
It’s time to get back to basics. This week I am going to be doing T-25 at night. I did so good last summer when I did Insanity at night – it kept me from over eating at dinner AND drinking wine!
Make it a great day – what was the highlight of your weekend?
The nature trail photos seem so relaxing. What a great way to spend the day. I like that Hannah gave your Mom a photo in a frame. I think photos make some of the best gifts. It will also help secure her place of “favorite grandchild” (like mother like daughter) 🙂
What a lovely weekend! I’m a huge fan of mussels and chorizo too, and could easily polish off a whole two-lb bag of them on my own too.
Sounds like a great Mother’s Day! That is great to be able to spend the whole weekend at home and with family. The highlight of my weekend was baby sleeping her longest stretch yet – 6.5 hours! I woke up panicked that she was dead but feeling more rested than I have in weeks. 🙂
Sounds like a great Mother’s Day. What a treat to not have to work. Mine was nice, just a simple cook out at my mom’s. I brought a very tasty chick pea, avocado pesto salad.
I am reeling it all in this week in case I get to run the marathon next week. I would like to lose about 2.5 pounds before the race so I don’t feel weighed down. So I’ll be getting down to the basics too. Here’s to a great week for us both!!!
What a great weekend for you. So glad you did not have to work and could spend time as a mom and daughter!
Oooh I want that breakfast casserole!!
So glad you had such a great weekend! That breakfast casserole looks awesome!
Woohoo – so glad you had a great weekend! I made your pillsbury breakfast biscuits on Sunday am and they were a hit, thank you so much!
Looks like a great weekend! Fun to be with your mom, and Hannah gave thoughtful gifts. Beautiful flowers too!
So glad you had a great Mother’s Day weekend and didn’t have to work at the restaurant! I love walking trails and that one looks like fun.
My highlight was a Mother’s Day cookout with my hubby, daughter, son, daughter in law and granddaughter. The sun was shining and it was a lovely day. 😀
So nice that you had the entire weekend off AND got to see your mom and Hannah!
Love those trail walk photos! We have snow and a lot of it! I am praying for my peonies. Love mussels. Glad you had a great day!
What an awesome weekend for you!! I am glad you had such a great Mother’s Day – you deserve it!
Sounds like you had the perfect Mothers Day!
The highlight of my weekend was spending yesterday just relaxing. It was amazing! 🙂
I got the answer on my question on your last post: you had the weekend off from the restaurant 🙂
Looks like you had a great weekend.
Mine was okay, we had lots and lots of rain from Friday afternoon till this morning. It was hard to find a dry moment to get out for a walk.
Sounds like a wonderful weekend and perfect timing with the weather. We had a similar perfect timing situation on Saturday. I had just enough time to get my 5 mile run in, plus go to Home Depot and get all the flowers, get them planted and clean up before it rained. Couldn’t have been any more perfect!